Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 249 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 249 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Sat, Jun 13, 2015, 1:32 PM GMT+13 (00:32 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 212 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-06-13 00:32:58 UTC
Depth
566.4 km (352.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.613° S, 176.954° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.1 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4116 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4115 days ago · 464 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.3241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4114 days ago · 526 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 558 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.4277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4107 days ago · 487 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3266 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4107 days ago · 255 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4100 days ago · 569 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4099 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4079 days ago · 501 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4074 days ago · 572 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 5.4212 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4072 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4135 days ago · 526 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3244 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4137 days ago · 255 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4149 days ago · 477 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 424 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4157 days ago · 558 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4158 days ago · 451 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002llf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.